Gibsonm Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) I'm unsure if its some sort of EU WHS requirement, or if the ADF is just heavily into re-using defence stores, but I must admit to never having seen so much shiny new barbed wire. Without exception the wire I've used (and as a non Infantryman I fully admit to only having passing familiarity with the stuff) tends to be old / rusty. Even overseas, where our NATO partners provided most of the defence stores, they weren't brand new, like the stuff affixed to vehicles here, let alone wire obstacles that have been setup for some time. Edited September 16, 2022 by Gibsonm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Sounds like the sort of thing I might do. 🙂 Will take a look at it when home from work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Splash said: Sounds like the sort of thing I might do. 🙂 Will take a look at it when home from work. Fantastic - sort of hoped you might. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 What do you think? Too much? Too little? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSe419E Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I thought this kind of wire wa made from galvanized steel and didn't rust? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted September 16, 2022 Members Share Posted September 16, 2022 Rust gives it a Tetanus damage bonus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Splash said: What do you think? Too much? Too little? That looks great! Does it also apply to the spools when attached to the vehicle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 26 minutes ago, Ssnake said: Rust gives it a Tetanus damage bonus. Well I wasn't going to mention the related CBRN aspects. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Gibsonm said: Does it also apply to the spools when attached to the vehicle? In the first screenshot of the Boxer above, the roll shows the rust. For comparison, unmodded: Edited September 17, 2022 by Splash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, TSe419E said: I thought this kind of wire wa made from galvanized steel and didn't rust? That's a fair point. 🤫 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewood Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Barbed wire is usually made from standard steel wire. Razor wire is usually galvanized steel. Not universal, but generally the standard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Splash said: In the first screenshot of the Boxer above, the roll shows the rust. For comparison, unmodded: Ah serves me right for not looking closely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, TSe419E said: I thought this kind of wire wa made from galvanized steel and didn't rust? 6 hours ago, Splash said: That's a fair point. 🤫 Hmm, maybe: Modded = good old fashioned barbed wire. Unmodded = new fangled, WHS friendly, razor wire. Personally I'll go for the modded, rusty look, but feel free to drive around with nice shiny, reflective circles glinting in the sunlight. But even the new stuff loses its shine after a while: Edited September 17, 2022 by Gibsonm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSe419E Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Fair enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted September 17, 2022 Members Share Posted September 17, 2022 There are training wire rolls (spiky, but not quite as much; still enough to deter most people), which are probably made the cheapest way possible. And then there are also "war wire" rolls, which may or may not be of the galvanized type. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewood Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Galvanized steel is just a coating. If the coating process is not followed perfectly, you will eventually get corrosion. Also, concertina wire puts the coating under stress. I would imagine that decades of storage and use the coating will erode and rust will form. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 OK, for anyone who might prefer a more "mature" vintage of concertina wire, I'll attach the file below. Unzip it and copy the file into any or all of your seasonal mod folders (woodland, winter, desert, autumn). Put it alongside -- not within -- the various nations subfolders. If you want to go back to the shiny stuff, just remove or rename the file. Before using, ensure that your combat engineers' tetanus boosters are current. 😏 Concertina.zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSe419E Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 😂 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Splash said: If you want to go back to the shiny stuff, just remove or rename the file. Before using, ensure that your combat engineers' tetanus boosters are current. 😏 Thanks. They've had their jabs and have the required gloves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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